Electrolytic water-purifier.



V. {B Qms. LELEGTROLYTU WATER PURIIIBR.

AFPLIOATION PILEDAPR. 1, 1912.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Patented Sept. l0, 1912.

'V'. E HAGG. ELBCTROLYTIG WATER FURTHER.

APPLICATION FILED APR.1, 1912y Patented Sept. 10, X912.

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ELEGTR'LYTIC WALIERfPUlEtIFIER.

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lpccicetion of mettere Patent potentieel titi-tt.

Applicutton filed inrit i, 1912. Serie! No. 687,8?0;

, To all whom it may comme:

lie it known that Viren B. Hice, e citizen ot the AUnited Stetes, residing 'et Los vjtnggmles, in the county of Los lAngeles and @tete of Californie, have invented e new' eed usetul Electri'ilytie ilVotei'iP'urier, of which the toilowiug' is s specification.

This invent-ion relates to e Weiter purifier utilising eleotrolytic action es e ineens of destroying the germs ond rendering the orwe genio impurities innocuous, und the meincb- )est et the present invention. 1s to provlde for application ct the current in euch manner els to give the `moet eliective electrolytic ,gernnh eidul sud decdorizine; eration.

it further object or" the invention is to reduce the expenditure of current energy to e minimum, thereby reducing the cost of mointeuence et the apparatus.-

itete the cleeuuine,r of the' retus. A

@their objects et the invention hereinafter. l

The eceompenying diewings illustrate embodiments of the invention, .tud referring thereto: A y

Figure l is 'e side elevetion ot the appa.- rutus with porte in section. lfig0 2 .15e Vertical section oit the automatic circuit con troller used in the apperetus, for cutting off the supply ot Vcurrent when it is not needed. Fig. 3 is e vertical section ot su electrolytlc device. Fig, fl is s horizontal section on line mM-ct in lg. 3. 5 is e side elevation pertly in section, showing ve term of the invention. in which Ineens are provided for in creased cepecity, showing the method of uniting more than one electrolytic unit.

Referring to the'simpler form of the involition shown in Fig. l, the apparatus may comprise e preliminary filter chamber 1 e supplementery iilterchember 2, e receiving tenir 3 for the filtered water, and en elecs trolytio device 5 connected to receive the Water from the preliminary liltering chamber, ond to deliver it to the supplementary ltering chamber utter electrolytic action thereon.

The preliminary and supplementary ilte chambers l und 2 and the receiving tank 3 muy bc termed es superimposed sections of u single cylindrical structure, these sections being fastened together by suitable meansl such es flanges 7 and bolts 8, the supple:

purifying eppefi.

will appesi' e.

mentsry chamber 2 resting on top ot the receiving tank 3 and the preliminary litter chamber 1 resting ontop 'of the chamber. and being seperated therefrom by o unneh shaped bottom member 9 which comm|miestes et its lower end with e pipe l0 com:`

:municeting through velve ll with the sup ly pipe l2 for the Water to be purified. i :11d pipe 1 2 1s provided with e valve .t3 for controlling the Water supply end with @i valve llltor controlling e discharge con nectlon l5 independent ot' the lilter. A. pipe yi6 leeds from the pipe l2 to the bottom of the receiving tank 3 and is provided with a, vulve forl emptying the receiving tzuilt :when desired, through o Weste outlet l5. The receiving ytunlr 3 is provided with en ,outlet lpipey 18 for Ifiltered. Water having e l 'vulve 19. A

Another object et" the invention to facil The preliminziry filter chamber .l'is yided neer 4its lower cud. with e. pertoreted 'tel bottom 20 ou which rests ymuy desired filter bed" 2l consisting, for exemple, of

Isuperimposed layers oli grevel, send "carbon, seid /bed being compressed to :my desired `extent by means of` e follower plete -23 Working vertically in the cylindrical chamber 1, and operated by e screw 2st have ing u handle rlhe-siipplementery lter chamber 2 is Apreerebly provided with u dish-shapedbottom member 27 having perforations 28 inits bottom, and o perforated 'false bottom or partition 29 being provided above seid bottom member 27, beds 30 end 3l of suite-ble filtering materiel being pro vided respectively Within the bottom niember 27 end within the filter cheminer 2 above the false bottom 29. l

The follower plete 23 in the i'ilter chem- .ber l is perforetedtor passage of Water upwerdly therethrough and the upper pert of said )filter chamber is .connected by pipe 342 to the upper part of the electrolytic device 5, said pipe 34 including the valve 36. Seid clectrolytic device is preferably ot the construction shown in Figs. 3 end It, being livided into lower und upper chambers by e horizontal partition 37, having e tubular upward extension 38 on which rests e tolse top 39, the space between this tolse top and the top 4:0 of the member 5, cfmst-ituting e Water distributing'spuce. The top 4l() is preferably secured removably on the member 5, seid member 5 having an outwardly extending flange il forming e horizontal liti lill

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'no' on said gasket and being lle iop plaie 40 which ls held lon by screw clamps 451 and bears a I rei; il resltingion ille plat-e 30. n ille top nielnber 0 eo l'lllnleaid ridge i7 forming all annular Water illlet between said ridge and disk.. Said disk 49 is held in position by boli', 48 exiendil'lg tlllroagll platee 23T and 'llle plate 39 is perforated ae al'. 5() Within said ridge for passage oil water into ille interior of ibe tubular exiensil'ln 38 and ille horizontal parriiiol'l 37 is perforated :is at 51 in illat por ion wlliell is 'wiillin Said illlllllar exiemlon te pern'li: passage of water io ille eilanlbl'fr ille frlleei'rolyiio device,

i," "il ilolizollial. partition 25T is perifolflliell l silowll at nl till/li: porilon wlllell le o "fde of lille wall Tile upper cllalnber of the eleeil'ol.l ii; del'iee el'lrll'lillldingl' ille tubular elierlsion 38 is a filteringi and salpllenleniary oxidizing chamber. being' Filled 'Willi carbon indicated. at 52 in ifragn'lellts or lumps so as to present a large Surface and force tlie water to pursue a iiolillollS course 'ln paesing illelelllrollgll. illY dieel'large pipe leads from tlie llpper part oi ille cllalll ber 52 and oolnlllnllieaies wiill ille S'llpl'llellleni'ary lilter Chamber 'ille pipes and pli'eieraoly communicate with ille respective inlei and outlet means for the eleeirolytil'l deljire :l by means of lriol'llsI indiezll'ed all 56 and Si so as 'to lfaei alie remoral and aiiaellnlelli. oil said d' l.

llle electrolytie ll'learln proper eolitained in ille lower part or el all'lller tile easillg 'l and eonll'irises an ollier electrode {Klim-ined, for exal'nple7 a ringoi" carbon and. an inner electrode 31 ifo-rilievi as a, e; l'- bon eylil'lder. Tile outer eleeirolle 50 Supported and insulated by insulating sleeve extendingp between said ringil() and ille wall of ille easing 5 and by an in Slilleting disk G3 extending bei Ween ille Said ear-bon ring 6.0 and lille boitolll of tbe. easing .Il ier'lliinal or binding` poet (fili is Secured fn end illslliai'effl 'from tile easing; 5 and eleorieally connected by a Screw (57 to the outer electrode 30. Tile inner eleeilode (i1 :lleo reste on lille lslllaiillg diei; 63 -and is reir l ned in position by aboli G9 wl'liel'l is inm4 sa .ated from. ille easing and is connected wire Y to a binding post 71. poree l la. n Sleeve 73 may extend upwardly with 10.6 Controllel'l by a, ,va

in ille eyll'l'ldrirzal inner electrode G1. lle tween ille inner and oll'ier electrodes are provided a plurality of' rings 74 preferably of porcelain, arranged one above anoillel in a slack, eaoll ring` beiner pli'elerably formed wiill dowllwardly convergent inner and. outer walls and ierll'lillaiillg at lie` lower end ill a rib ol- :lllnlllal' flange 7G fitting in a eorreepolllling annular groove 7T ill ille top oit ille next lower rillll, illeee alllllllar ribsI or llangeS 7G being` proyided wii'll peri'ollliiolls TS for passage oiE illel eleeizlolyie tllereillrl'lllgll. A downwardly extending allnlllar flange 7i) on ille plaie 337 aforesaid resis on a, Jae'ket SO in ille Qjlool'e 770i' ille iop ring 74. Said flange 7i) and ille ringeI Tl; divide ille lower ellalnber illio inner and olller eollll'larizlneni's eollllnllnr fiaiirlg only illl'ollgll ille perlolaiioils 78 ill ille rings, ille illllel eolllpal'illleni eolnlnlllli- (rating1 illrolle'll pllrlolaiiol'ls 5l wiill ille water illleiV llleans and ille ollier eolllparilllelliy eollllllllllirai'illgjl` tl'lrollgll perifol'aiil'llls Fl wii'll ille water ollileiy nlealls, so iillai ill ille operation oiI ille iil'ler a ail'ealn of wai'el is lorl'fed jironi ille inner eolnpali'nleni illrollgll ille. perfor-ations TS io ille ollier eoll'lparilllenir. 'lille space beill'eell illelsllid rillgre` T/l and ille olli'er eleell'ode GO paellell witll carbon preferallly ill llllnps, indieaiell at 79.

Bindi-ngI posts il() are col'lneeied in all electric cirellii'` eol'lsisting of wires 81 collirolled by a. lnaill switch 82 and aleo eentl'ollell by an alliolnai'ie switell 83, see Figi'. 2, Said Switell 83 beingr contained wiillin :l casing Ski, see Fig. 17 and being opel-ated. by or responsive io ille pressure normally exA- iiil'lg;- in tile iilierillgr apparaten so as io open ille eirellii upon cessation oi Slllll pre sllre dile io cuttingr oil ille waiel` sllpply. Said swiiell nlay be the orl'linary Snap Slyiiell oi ille lllillal (fonsillllrciiioll and is operated, for exalllple, by a bell-crank dii llaving a slot 53T engaging willi a pill 88 on tile shaft Si) of ille. Switch.y one alnl of Said belleelallllY being connected by a link io a lever 91 wlliell is; pivoially connected ilo :l rod 92 SlidingV illllollgll a fixed guide 93 and eolflrleeted to one end oit a lazy longs ill, Said Cil lar/,y tongs being' pivoied centrally :it 9G and is connected at ,iis other end to a rod il? sliding` illrorlgll a. false iop 98 in ille eas ingr 511i and connected to diaphragm 99 oil' rllbbel' or other elastic material. Springr 1.00 ellgljagillg ay collar 101 on screw 102 adjllstably falpporied at its upper end in il, eelrelleap 103, tends to press said dialpllrag'l'n downlll'ardly and collapse ille lazy tongs, tllie ael'ioll bong reinforrerl by a spring lill e @aging with tile lef end oi. the .lazy tongs. Til space lleiweln ille false top il@ and ille diaphragm Sill operates as a pressllo cllallll'ler, bille' enl'leeied by a pipo ive 10? with a pipe 108 which commuuioules al; ou@ eucl'wlth tho ssoriug raul; El mul nl the other oud 'with the pipo 3l lomlugr Afrom tlw llror chmuhor l ro llfo cloorolytic rloviuo, the. ooiuiootiou 'from the pipo 108 lo the pipo Befrlioiugg; ooutrolloal by vnlvo LOS).

Tho opornl'iou iw uo follows: Th1-- wnlor supplied through wlw l?) mul pipe 'l2 lo pipo l0, wlw Y" hoi -rfloiorl7 vulve 1l oorugv orion Sao thm', tho Wuor will flow 'lo tho fuuuol ii ul rho lioll'oui ofi/ho lu'oliu'rfluury llr chuurlgor.. luoiug' up through, the por-- formed plzrl'o lll rho unter flows hrough rho .filter hulls il mul through lho poiflorzrlwl 4plu/ro to the upper puri of tha, muh', '1., and shouf-,o our rluough the: pipo 34a-.j wlw boing* opened so that tho furor will Dri/ss to the l-luuuher il@ at lho lop of tho eleotrrr lytic dfe'vioef From said ohzuuhcr LG water passes through perforurious; 50 to the ir1- l verlor rlowu through 'tho parfum/trom; 5l to tho olocrolyrc clm-mhorr' tho water passing lowlxwrrrilly urouufl tho Minor oloclrorlo 617 and than outwardly th'rougl'l tho perforartlous: TS uml rho hocl or l'mcluug; 72) of d1- Valorl carbon zuul upwardly through the perforzrtiouu to rho u'pprr chamber 52. lu irri; psugo loolweou tho electrodes 6() mul 61, thov water suhjeoorl 'o eloctricul uc,- tion oy current applied. througjlx tho circuiI 81 aforesaid. The nascent oxygen lhoreby generated in the wurm' mul the ionization of tho wuor Carusos organic iuipurit-ios thoroiiu lo lio broken up mul (losfrojyorl iu the usuul mul Well kuow'u uruuiwr, tho carbon the org-:uur millor-iu solurou being oousuiucfl by tho uuscout oxygen, causing the would, hu 'possible with Luthor lho oleclrolyiozrotiou or with the notion of the our vbou uhr-ue, h v' rousou ol tho carbon hoingwu sluiploumulury` porous medium j,for 'lio ro teuiou olr lzh uurout oxygen oud exposing the orgzruio umtor in u horough uumuer ro rho oxilzrrouul iu'luouoe o' rus nascent oxygen lliiu curhou moluouliu'ily retards the reuuiriugg of ,the hydrogen zuul oxygen ions7 thus oroal'iug n prolonged oxidation@ action of the um .out oxygen. From lille u'ppor chamber or the olrotrol 1 /lilo-clevioev the Warren? through pipo 5er to the filter clizuuher 2 und thourfv down hrough rho filter-lied 3l, porfomlml plato 29 and lter bocl 30, und through, rho prforzuions 28' luto the s'orfrge reservoir or tank 3, i'vhouoe it muy oe Withdrawn, Whenever rr upper l liltorug oporuiiou iu,

of the tubular ,uiouihor 38 und thou 'Voir l lo flow (lowuwurrl lhiougli @he lou'ur 'extruded as shown u@ 1241" quirerfl, or coutiuuouly through' pipo lh, opening' vulve ll. ll; will ho 'uolgosl rhsr; 'iL-ho rho proliuxiuury i"rllor chamber .l is, Qllool'orl wir upward moroi'uout olf tho wallon llurohy uriliiaiug "rarity us o rosiszu'rco lo hohl hach tho oolirl "grfmfl Tho oloctrolylio circuit i5 uoriuullv moin luiuml 'olosml oy lh@ automatic swu h "0l, rho who w71 hoiugg opruorl uo hol pres/sure from 'rho lilroriug ummrzuus Coururrml-V ouml lo tho ohurulor 1,03 iu rho tup of the @using t/lc musing tho luf/zy lourfs il lo ho uraul: 8o allowing tho uwrh lo moro' lll/hou it is f losrrorl ''.o clean tho filler;

lu the 'form of tho iuvruiou shown iu Fig. 5, tho prcliuu wry filler .fhumhrr lel nucl lho Siuiplouuulzu?! filtri' rluuuhor 'lll Cougsiul' of erpurzrro casinos. Tho proliuir nary illor uhuruhor iu, rthiu (farao provided with :i (lr-filmrol' H3 or, the lower port-rou thereof 'lor 5preufliug lho Wurm" lh@ Waller upwardly from Saul rleiloolor through n perforated. philo 114-' mul filler horlss 'lli nud porforuloclprrssuro plui'o HG :it the lop o'l'f Suid ryliuiler uml tho supple.- mfautary filler hzuuher liZ is pmi/litlurl with filter loods 120 supported ou u, performed plate-121 uliovo :l` funnel 1255 which l into the storage muli 123 'lu lro ousir fr MQ. The delivery pipo 1% from lli@ oreluuufrw lllor chfruihor':couuuunioues i" rlufough zr` pipo '125 Wiih th@ Coswig the eleclrolyto (lavica.y tho pipe l i. he so rua to oouimuur onlie with any -rlosirofl number of eleozrolytic devices, The oleolriul crcui, lill' iS also oxlourlorl u. thisouso ro soumet will; as mamy oloclrolyo devious as uuu/f be uuml iu the phum'lnl'io oouslruciou iu fuis li boing especially ufhrptecl lio u series oli oootroly'ic uuifs Supplied. by a single prelimr nary ilter and discharging to a single supplementary filter.

What I claim is:

1. In a water purifier, a chamber containing two electrodes and wall means between said electrodes having perforations therethrough 'for passage of the electrolyte, said wall means being rovided with projecting portions above saidp ber having a -top member provided with a flange vforming a part of said wall means, said wall means dividing the said chamber into inner and outer compartments and said top member being provided with inlet means Within Said iange and with out-let means at the outside of said flange.

2. In an electrolytic water purifying apparatus, a chamber, a central electrode in said chamber, an outer annular electrode and a plurality of insulating rings inten posedbetween said electrodes, said rings being downwardly convergent and having per-- forated ribs at their lower portions, said chamber having a top member provided with a downwardly extending flange making a tight joint with the uppermost of said rings, said top member being provided with water inlet means at the inside of said Hange and with water outlet means at the outside of said flange. Y

3. In a water purifier, a chamber containing two electrodes, wall means between said electrodes having perforations therethrough for passage of the electrolyte, said wall means'being provided with projecting portions above sa-id perforations, and carbon' in a divided condition in the space between said rings and the outer electrode.

4c. ln a waternpuriier, a casing, a hori- A perforations, said cham-` zent-a1 partition member dividing said casing into upper and lower chambers, a vertical tubular member extending upwardly from said partition and dividing the upper chamber into inner and outer compartments, water inlet means con'unlmicating with said inner compartment of the upper chamber at the upper end thereof, water outlet means communicating with the outer compartmem; of said upper chamber, iltering material in each ot' said com'iartments a flange extendtrode in the inner compartment, an electrode in the outer compartment surrounding said rings, said horizontal partition being provided with perforations establishing communication between the upper and lower inner compartments and with perforations establishing communication between the lower and upper outer compartments.

lfn testimony whereof, I have hereunto set myhand at Los Angeles, California, this 22nd day of March, 191:2.

VIRG-IL B. HAGG.

presence of ARTHUR l?. KNIGHT F. A. @RANDALL -lli 

